Just picked up the Sporting News draft report and they have BOTH Ryan Clady and Chris Williams rated above Jake Long. Is this as big of a surprise to you as it was to me? On the other hand, any chance of Clady or Williams falling to our 2nd round pick? Would be cool to get Chris Long and a top notch OT.
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That the plan i'm sure.
There's not much chance of those two falling to the second round.
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They also have Vernon Ghoston going to the Rams at #33 in the second round!
and Brohm ahead of Ryan!
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They had Quinn as a 3rd round talent last year.
They had Deion Sanders as a 4th round pick claiming he will be injury prone, can't make a tackle, and would bust in the NFL,, They said speed isn't everything.
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they should have stuck to baseball
I'd like to see Brandon Albert hanging around at #32. He might be the best OT prospect in the draft. I heard him on Sirius say he stayed at guard because they had another guy at tackle already, but when he got hurt, Albert slid over seamlessly without any reps at OT. Howie Long was there and was amazed. Albert is a dancing bear with perhaps better feet than any of the top OT's.
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I read Ourlads Scouting Services Guide or Lindy's Draft Preview. Ourlads is particularly great because they do about the most thorough job of scouting college players of any publication I have ever seen.
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I think those rankings in that paper and in several others are designed to generate sales more than to provide an informative opinion. Some things must be taken with a grain of salt. In this era of free internet information, scouting rags like that one have a tough time generating revenues, and often move to sensationalism to sell their magazines. We used to see it in the pre-season collegiate rankings a lot, but now it's even more widespread. In sum, they have no track record of success and I question their agenda. Don't trust that source.
That being said, some could honestly consider Clady or Williams the best LT if you're exclusively talking about potential in pass pro. Clady in particular has the tools to be the best pass pro in this draft, IMHO. That is also Williams' clear strength ... potential. Williams is a weak run blocker and Clady is a very poor run blocker, so any ranking that rates those two at the top must not be considering run blocking whatsoever.
Personally, I prefer a LT that helps the team. If we had Marino, I'd rate Clady the best LT in this draft too, because protecting his blind side is a HUGE benefit to the team. But given that Parcells offenses always grind out wins by eating up the clock, keeping the other team's defense on the field, physically banging them into the dirt until they're weak and tired in the 4th quarter, I'd say any OL that cannot run block at a high level isn't even going to be on the Dolphins' draft board. IMHO, neither Clady nor Williams are good enough run blockers to be considered 1st round draftable by the Dolphins, and may not even be on our draft board at all.
The LT's Parcells & Co. have at the top are undoubtedly 1) Jake Long, 2) Jeff Otah, 3) Branden Albert. After that we're talking about players who are either weak at run blocking (Clady, Williams, Baker, etc.); or aren't considered satisfactory pass protectors (Cherilius, Nicks, Collins, etc.). So, if you're comfortable with Vernon Carey--who had one of the highest amount of allowed hurries in the NFL at LT despite having one of the lowest number of snaps--then we do not need to worry about our LT situation. Otherwise, there's 3 guys who fit Parcells' system well and can play LT ... all 3 are 1st round choices: Jake Long, Jeff Otah, and Branden Albert.
That being said, some could honestly consider Clady or Williams the best LT if you're exclusively talking about potential in pass pro. Clady in particular has the tools to be the best pass pro in this draft, IMHO. That is also Williams' clear strength ... potential. Williams is a weak run blocker and Clady is a very poor run blocker, so any ranking that rates those two at the top must not be considering run blocking whatsoever.
Personally, I prefer a LT that helps the team. If we had Marino, I'd rate Clady the best LT in this draft too, because protecting his blind side is a HUGE benefit to the team. But given that Parcells offenses always grind out wins by eating up the clock, keeping the other team's defense on the field, physically banging them into the dirt until they're weak and tired in the 4th quarter, I'd say any OL that cannot run block at a high level isn't even going to be on the Dolphins' draft board. IMHO, neither Clady nor Williams are good enough run blockers to be considered 1st round draftable by the Dolphins, and may not even be on our draft board at all.
The LT's Parcells & Co. have at the top are undoubtedly 1) Jake Long, 2) Jeff Otah, 3) Branden Albert. After that we're talking about players who are either weak at run blocking (Clady, Williams, Baker, etc.); or aren't considered satisfactory pass protectors (Cherilius, Nicks, Collins, etc.). So, if you're comfortable with Vernon Carey--who had one of the highest amount of allowed hurries in the NFL at LT despite having one of the lowest number of snaps--then we do not need to worry about our LT situation. Otherwise, there's 3 guys who fit Parcells' system well and can play LT ... all 3 are 1st round choices: Jake Long, Jeff Otah, and Branden Albert.
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We all aren't 10 years old and the cuteness has long worn off on this to the point these posts are no netter than spam. Make a counterpoint if you will but using a stupid, childish "smiley" shows so much lack of imagination.